Montreal multi-wind instrumentalist Pierre Labbe (Les Projectionnistes, L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus, Papa Boa) leads an insanely talented and quirky quartet with guitarist Bernard Falaise, drummer Pierre Tanguay, and narrator/storyteller Michel Faubert, creating a captivating album that transcends language in it's superb pacing, development, and artistry.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2016 Country: Canada Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold Recorded at Studio 270 in Montreal, Canada, in December 2015, by Robert Langlois.
Personnel:
Pierre Labbe-voice, flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, electronics
Bernard Falaise-electric guitar, electric bass, voice, keyboards
"It's been three years since saxophonist Pierre Labbe brought to the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV) the creation of his project mixing traditional and current music, with the assistance of Michel Faubert in the role of the "electric storyteller." His poetry is magnified by the melodies sought by the musicians around them (guitarist Bernard Falaise and the drummer Pierre Tanguay) As in a concert, we let ourselves be immediately taken by the energy of the ensemble, similar to that of the group Papa Boa, which Falaise, Faubert and Labbe have participated [...] "-Rejean Beaucage, Voir (via Google Translate)